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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1391 | 1758 | 2022 | 1874 | 1722 | 1440 | 1780 | 2251 | 2843 | 3287 | 3247 | 4282 | 3276 | 3118 | 1910 | 2567 | 3118 | 3059 | 1395 | 1020 | 703 | 570 | 564 | 592 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.90m | 11:50AM1.31m | 10:31PM1.95m | 12:48PM1.33m | 11:16PM1.96m | 1:45PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.47m | 4:33PM0.71m | 5:43AM-0.58m | 5:21PM0.79m | 6:32AM-0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 146 | 148 | 157 | 153 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 2871 | 2227 | 2090 | 914 | 46 | 2136 | 1967 | 1395 | 1020 | 703 | 570 | 67 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 18 |
| kJ | 81 | 118 | 154 | 158 | 112 | 107 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1391 | 1758 | 2022 | 1874 | 1722 | 1440 | 1780 | 2251 | 2843 | 3287 | 3247 | 4282 | 3276 | 3118 | 1910 | 2567 | 3118 | 3059 | — | — | — | — | 564 | 592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 31 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 76 |
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